A Lesson In How to Read the Bible That Many Church Leaders and Christians Need to Know - Why does the Bible seem to say opposite things depending on who’s preaching? One pastor silences women. Another uplifts them. Some justify war. Others call for peace. Same Bible. Well, it all comes down to how you read it. There are two main approaches: exegesis and eisegesis. Exegesis means to draw out. You ask who wrote it, when, why, and to whom. You let the text speak from within its own world. Eisegesis means to read into. You bring your assumptions and twist Scripture to fit your view. You skip the history. You skip the context. You skip the culture. That’s how people turn the widow’s mite into a lesson on giving instead of a warning about religious exploitation. That’s how one verse gets used to silence women, when Paul was addressing a specific abuse of power in a specific city. Want to know how to read the Bible? Start with curiosity. Ask real questions. Honor the history and cultures it was written into. Stop making the Bible a mirror for your beliefs. Let it become a window into something bigger. #biblestudy #howtoreadthebible #church #howtoreadthebibleforbeginners #kenarrington #religiousdeconstruction